Can I Change Colors and Fonts in a Squarespace Template?
Taking the guesswork out of the customization
The question we often get from our clients is: "Can I change colors and fonts in your Squarespace template?" Yes, of course. You can customize our template like any other Squarespace website. This means you can tweak colors and fonts, replace photographs, and mix and match sections and pages.
This question is essential to established businesses that have a brand book, printed materials, or physical outlets. It might be equally important to some newborn businesses that have a vision of the aesthetics they want to showcase.
To lift your worries, we decided to answer your question visually, with an example of how a Squarespace template can look differently when you change colors, fonts, and photography. We didn't change the layout and sections. Here's our Good Vibes Squarespace Template reimagined in five different ways.
Primarily, the Good Vibes Squarespace Template was built for therapists, therapy practices, coaches, and doulas. However, it works well for service providers in different industries, and we wrote quite a few showcases about experts from different fields using this template to build their professional websites. The Good Vibe’s original vibe is serene and feminine, which is achieved through a pastel color palette, soft, wavy section dividers, and vintage typography. Let us show you how the mood changes when we swap the branding.
Version 1: The "Coastal Calm" Customization
In this customization, we shifted away from the warm, pink-toned pastels of the original template. As a result, the template takes on a completely different energy. It feels cooler, more refreshing, and deeply grounded. The combination of deep ocean blues and sage greens evokes a sense of clarity and peace, much like a quiet morning by the water.
We used the Gilda Display font for the headlines as it maintains the Good Vibes elegance but adds a slightly more delicate and classic touch. It feels scholarly yet approachable, perfect for an established professional who wants to look timeless.
Replacing the original body font with DM Sans introduces a more geometric, contemporary feel. It’s highly legible and gives the website a boutique agency edge.
This aesthetic is perfect for holistic health practitioners, interior designers, or coastal-based service providers. It moves away from the feminine feel and creates a more gender-neutral, professional atmosphere that still feels incredibly welcoming.
Version 2: The "The Urban Sanctuary" Customization
This version leans heavily into warmth and approachability, shifting the Good Vibes Squarespace template from a light, airy feeling to something much more grounded and cozy.
This look is an exploration of a high-end coffee shop or a cozy library's aesthetics. It should feel like one of the places where people go to feel safe, comforted, and heard. We’ve traded the pastels for a rich, monochromatic palette of deep browns, toasted caramels, and warm lattes. Brown is often associated with reliability, resilience, and comfort. With these darker, richer tones, the template gains a sense of strength and approachability. The contrast between the cream text and the dark chocolate backgrounds creates a sophisticated, "dark mode" aesthetic that is very easy on the eyes.
Check out how we add textures through the photographs. There are soft, heavy textiles, but also book pages, and liquids. The textures feel touchable and signal warmth and protection.
The headline font is a significant departure from the original serif. Hubballi is a rounded sans-serif that feels friendly and modern. It removes any sense of "formality," making the brand feel more like a trusted friend than a distant institution. Kantumruy Pro is a clean, contemporary typeface that maintains excellent readability for the paragraphs while mirroring the soft, rounded nature of the headings.
This customization is an ideal match for life coaches, male-focused therapy practices, career counselors, coffee shops, book clubs, or even artisanal lifestyle brands.
Version 3: The "Quiet Professional" Customization
This time we took a "soft" template and gave it a sharp, editorial edge. By stripping away the color, we’ve highlighted the template's sophisticated structure. It feels like a high-end interior design studio or a modern mental health collective in the heart of the city. It’s cool, calm, curated.
This monochromatic palette consists of cool grays, charcoal, and crisp white. Grayscale is the ultimate tool for feeling timeless. It removes any distractions and drives attention towards the images.
The Lao MN font used for headlines is a clean, modern serif with a very architectural feel. It’s lending an air of effortless luxury to every heading. Hanken Grotesk in the body copy is one of those fonts that looks expensive because of its simplicity. It’s open, airy, and very easy to read.
Because we’ve removed the color, the textures have to do the heavy lifting here, and they definitely deliver. Instead of vibrant landscapes, we’re looking at the texture of shadows — like the silhouette of hands against a wall or the dappled light hitting a vase. It adds a layer of mystery and mood that feels very high-end.
The rough, grainy texture of sand in the "We’re Here For You" section contrasted against the soft, waxy petals of white flowers and the smooth glass of a cocktail.
This look is perfect for high-end consultants, interior designers, urban therapists, or luxury lifestyle brands.
Version 4: The "Deep Botanical" Customization
This version takes a sharp turn toward the vibrant and energetic. While the previous website designs were about serenity and quiet, this one feels alive, fresh, and deeply rooted in nature. It feels organic and lush, like stepping into a sun-filled room full of plants. It’s an energizing aesthetic that balances the professional with the botanical, making the brand feel restorative and full of life.
If you take a closer look, the medium-dark olive is actually the only green in the color palette of website elements. All the other greens are introduced to the website through the photography. In this way, we've embraced a bold spectrum of greens, from deep forest moss to bright matcha and soft celadon, without messing up the design.
Fahkwang headlines are bold, high-contrast, and a bit "edgy". This font gives the messages a strong, confident voice. We paired these bold headings with Hanken Grotesk again because of its sheer readability. It keeps the overall look clean and professional, ensuring the vibrant colors don't overwhelm the text.
You’ll notice a lot of light play – like the sun shining through a green glass vase or the glint on a cocktail glass. It adds a "crisp" texture that feels very high-end. From the cactus shadows to the close-up of white hydrangeas, the textures are firm and healthy. It’s less about softness and more about vitality. The textures of a matcha latte, a green ribbed sweater, and a canvas tote bag bring in a lifestyle element that feels very relatable and trendy.
This version is a total vibe for nutritionists, eco-conscious brands, or modern therapists who want to ditch the clinical 'waiting room' feel.
Version 5: The "Retro Sunset" Customization
This final version is a complete 180-degree turn from the original’s quiet, pastel beginnings. It’s loud, joyful, and unapologetically bold. It feels like a high-energy boutique creative agency or a lifestyle brand that lives for the golden hour. It represents a space for big ideas and vibrant energy. This website design has a distinct modern-retro aesthetic that feels both nostalgic and totally current.
The color palette is built around deep terracota with burnt orange and warm ochre added through photos. By flooding the sections with these rich, "baked" earth tones, we made the template feel incredibly inviting and energized.
The choice of the Unbounded typeface is the secret sauce for the "hipster" look. It is a wide, bold, and geometric font that demands attention. It gives the brand an instant personality boost. To balance the heavy weight of the headings, we used Lato for the body. It’s a friendly, legible sans-serif that keeps things professional and clean, ensuring the bold colors and headers don't make the site feel cluttered.
The photography here is all about that analog, summer-travel feeling. You’ll see a lot of lens flares, orange-tinted sunsets, and harsh afternoon shadows. It creates a texture of warmth you can almost feel on your skin. From the glossy finish of an orange vinyl record to the grainy texture of sand and the metallic shine of a classic Beetle, the images give away the vibe of retro.
This look is a total win for creative studios, travel influencers, social media managers, or bold life coaches who want to stand out in a sea of beige. It’s the digital equivalent of a vintage film camera and a Negroni at sunset.
Your Brand, Your Rules
As you can see, a template is simply a high-quality foundation for your unique vision. Whether you’re leaning into the serene vibes of our original Good Vibes Squarespace Template design or pushing the boundaries with a bold aesthetic, the layout remains a supportive canvas for your story. It guides you in terms of layouts, copy size, and basic SEO, but at the same time gives you creative freedom. By swapping the color palette, choosing a font pair that speaks your language, and curating photography, you can transform a template to fit your brand personality.
The Good Vibes template was built to be flexible enough for anyone – from the minimalist urban consultant to the nature-focused nutritionist or the cozy, grounded mentor.
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